by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
If you’ve ever been to Monroe, Ohio and driven on I-75 then you’ve probably seen the 62-foot tall statue of Jesus off to the side; that is unless you’ve been there within the last month. In June that statue of Jesus was burned to the ground after a lightening strike....
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Leadership
Leadership takes nerve. It demands a willingness to risk comfort, acceptance, and peace-of-mind, in order to find or create something that will impact people like nothing else ever has before. Even as a pastor, I am having to think beyond what has been done and reach...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
Nearly a decade ago I was speaking at several churches in Ireland. The locals had told me about a beautiful Crucifix of Christ carved out of white stone in the side of a mountain somewhere near Dingle Bay. I was with my family and we made our way up the windy road...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
In the ancient times of the New Testament, one way to make money was to sell things in the open-air markets in the village. You could sell the fruits of your crops, livestock, pottery and many other goods. Those who sold pottery would take time to diligently preparing...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life, Leadership
God is a creative and commissioning God. He never lacks a strategic plan, nor the power or ingenuity to make it happen. That was clear in the creation account captured in Genesis chapter one. There is something to notice in God’s creation account for those of us...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
A guest post from my dad, Jim Weidmann: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6 Hunger and thirst are the body’s way of telling us that we are “empty.” Our natural response to hunger and thirst...